ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,462,954, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to National Oilwell Varco LP (Houston).
"Systems and methods for balancing unbalanced power cables" was invented by Mitchell Lee Crane (Tulsa, Okla.), Stark Kremeier (Tulsa, Okla.) and Robert McCoy (Tulsa, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for authentication may include balancing an unbalanced power cable using a transformer that has one or more phases by selecting a voltage on a tap handle; disposing a first bushing on one or more phases at a different voltage than the selected voltage; and balancing the unbalanced power cable based on the disposition of the first bushing on ...